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Geneva Motorshow PT3

Wish. I. Was. There.

Geneva Motorshow PT2

Italdesign Giugiaro's Brivido concept has been unveiled at Geneva today. Wow. I'm sure the next Back to the Future film will have one of these instead of a DeLorean.

Read about this space-age super car here.

Geneva Motorshow

The Geneva Motorshow has begun and you can follow The Telegraph's live feed so you don't miss a moment of news. Among other unveilings is the Land Rover Evoque convertible concept. It's super fun and ridiculous. It could be one of the most pointless vehicles ever but I'd still have one!

And the new Zagato concept. Like Pininfarina, Mulliner Park Ward and Bertone, Zagato is another high end design and coachbuilding outfit. 

The Zagato looks pretty sweet, but check out these DBSZ cars that have been available for sometime now so I don't think this latest Zagato is breaking too much ground stylistically. Admittedly, it is more modern looking that the DBSZ but I can't help feeling it just looks like a modern Aston mixed with Jag XK and a Nissan 350Z. The DBSZ has that classic looks and feel which reminds me of what Eagle did with the E-Type.

These are two versions were both available in Australia until recently. I can tell from the photos of the grey one that it was at the Classic Throttle Shop in Sydney and the black one is from Brooklands Classic Cars in Melbourne, which actually markets the DBSZ car.

Want to know more about Zagato? Read on here.

Invisible Mercedes.

This is more an example of Mercedes' incredible experiential marketing but it sure hammers the point home. Great idea!

School run "express drop off zone"

U-G-L-Y

You don't need no alibi...you're ugly!

I love Bentley more than life itself but what...are...they...thinking?

Firstly, lose whatever those jet-turbine things are on the front bumper. Then, make the grille slightly narrower and erase the additional mesh intakes next to the headlights, then lose the tail-lights they stole off an old Mulsanne or Eight and replace them with something that even remotely suits the rest of the vehicle. Check it all out here.

I love the wheels and the headlights, but it looks a bit like Homer Simpsons's brother let him design another car for Powell Motors.

OK...a slight exaggeration comparing it to Homer's design.

Before and After

Alfa Romeo's 1952 Disco Volante

And Alfa Romeo's 2011 Disco Volante supposedly debuting at Geneva's International Motor show.

What are your thoughts?

How not to remove an engine.

Pininfarina Cambiano concept.

"Italian magazine Quattroruote has somehow procured a set of renders showing every angle of the plug-in Pininfarina Cambiano concept. The show car will arrive at the Geneva Motor Show and is heavyweight celebration of several Pininfarina milestones: the 10th anniversary of the company's Engineering Centre, the 30th birthday of its Styling Centre and it's named for the town of Cambiano where Pininfarina is located. What's more, it was inspired by the design house's Lancia Florida II from 1957, an example of which was reportedly owned and slept in by the company founder.

Are you ready for the word "coupe" to carry more baggage? The designers call the Cambiano a coupe, but it's got three doors: one on the left, two on the right. Other details are as novel: it's roughly 16 feet long, weighs 3,740 pounds and is gets its power from a diesel-fueled microturbine providing juice to four electric motors of 80 horsepower each. The stats are estimated to include a 4.2-second run from zero to 60 mph and an all-electric range of "better than 200 kilometers." That's 125 miles, which implies a big battery pack. When fully charged and filled with diesel, the car can go for a bladder-busting 800 km (497 miles).

There's a lot going on with the design so have a look at the photos in the gallery and judge for yourselves, but we find ourselves mesmerized by a Dodge Daytona Charger backlight that flows into an Intrepid rear end. Pininfarina designers spoke like there was more to this car than just a concept exercise, though, so we'll look forward to seeing it in Geneva." By Jonathan Ramsey.

New Ferrari

Here is Ferrari's new F12 Berlinetta. 730bhp. V12. 0-62mph in 3.1sec. And get this- naturally aspirated!

Staggering. Read more here.

Still want more? Read on here.

And lastly, a strangely dramatic cartoon from Ferrari:

De Tomaso Pantera

Don't you love it when music video directors put epic cars in their clips? Check out This Must Be The Feeling by Nero featuring a De Tomaso Pantera GT5.





De Tomaso was also the choice of car by Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill who drove a Mangusta.

Want to know more about this Italian-based, Ford-powered supercar brand founded by an Argentinian? Read some basics here.

Car mags to riches.

Check out this article about US auctioneer David Golding who turned his love of classic cars into millions of dollars. He worked at Christies, RM and now runs his own auction house, recently brokering the deal to sell the World's most expensive car. Read on here.

For all those gun-lovin' hippies out there.

Check out Chevrolet's new petrol/electric hybrid vehicle The Volt, which has been fitted with its own gun-rack. A contradiction in terms? Judge for yourself here courtesy of The Sydney Morning Herald.

Close shave

Hold me closer, tiny dancer.

Elton John's magnificent E-type is for sale. Someone buy it for me. Quick!

Read on here from Daily Mail.

Read the official Bonham's blurb here.